Window-front construction.



V. ROSS & E. S. RHOADS.

WINDOW FRONT CONSTRUCTION.

APPLIOATION FILED 1120.7, 190s. BBNBWED D110. 7, 1910.

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VERNON ROSS .AND ERRETT S. RHO'AD'S; 0F KANSAS CITY', MISSOUR.

Application led December 7, 190B, Serial No. 466,261. Renewed December7, 1910. Serial No. 596,173.

To all whom t may concern:

Be' it known that we, VERNON Ross and Ennn'rr S. RHOADS, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson andState of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWindow-Front Construction, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to window front constructions and more especiallyto settings for large plate glass windows in which pro'- 'vision is madefor the circulation of air into and out of the building around the glassand for the drainage of Water vproduced by condensation 'on' the innerface of the glass or that employed in' washing the inner side of thesame.

A further object is to produce a window front construction which can bereadily assembled to reliably hold the glass in position and which is ofsimple, strong, durable and comparatively inexpensive construction. Withthese objects in view the invention consists in certain novel andpeculiar features of construction and organization ashereinafterdescribed and claimed; and in order that it may be fully understoodreference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which; l lFigure 1 is a verticalsection through the lower part of a window frontconstruction embodying our invention, the section being taken on theline -I-I of Fig. v2. Fig. 2 is an outer face view of one of the lowercorners of the `window front construction. Fig. 3 is a horizontalsection partly on the line IIL-III of Fig. l and partly above the wlower portion of the setting. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on thelineIV-IV of Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of thebracketsy for stitlening and securing the front memberof the settlng inposition. Fig. 6 is a horizontal' section through one of the sideportions of the setting, the section being taken on the line VI-VI ofFig. 7. Fig. 7 is an'inner face view-of one ofthe upper corners of thewindow front construction. Fig. 8 is a vertical section lpartly on theline VI-lll-VIILfv Fig. 6

and partly outward ofthe side 'portion of the section.v Fig. 9 is adetail perspective view of a fragment of one. of the members of the side'portion of the setting. Fig l10 is a sectioncorrespondin'g to. thatdisclosed by Fig.' 6, but showing a slightly modified typebfconstruction. v

In the said'drawing's, 1 indicates the sill of the window, 2 the bottomthereof, 'and 3 a molding with which the sill is preferably equipped.

4 indicates the inner or chair member of the lower portion of thesetting, the lower riser of such chair member resting upon the molding 3or upon the sill if such molding is not employed. The tread-portion ofs'uch member 1s arranged horizontally and the riser at the inner edge ofsaid tread- Yortion is fitted a'g'ainst'the front e'dge of t e bottom 2and' is arched or bent forward so as to 'rovide a downwardly andforwardly pitc ed portion 5.

` 6 indicates the front member of any suitable or ornamentalconfiguration, and provided at its lower edge, by preference, with aninwardly-projecting base-portion resting on the molding or sill as thecase maybe and bearing -against the lower riser of the inner or stepmember, the front member terminating -at' its upper end in adownwardly-opening hook A 9 indicates one or more brackets arrangedobliquely within the front member and bearing at its lower end againstthe same at the junction o'f its front or base portions and tting at itsupperend in the hook-portion 8, and each bracket is provided with-aninwardly-projecting horizontal arm y10 Iresting upon the' tread-portionof the inner or'step member.` '11 indicates a preferably compressiblcblock on each arm 10, as a means of supporting the window-light or glassplate 12 without any possibility of chipping its edges and for thefurther purpose of spacing itabove peciilcatlon of Letters intent.Patented 17, i

the tread-portion of the inner chairlmember of the setting and thusforming a passage from the inner to the front or outer -side of theWindow-light.

13 indicates a screw-bolt to extendthrough each arm- I0 and thetread-portion of the fadaptedto be screwed in place by Apreference,through -`the" instrumentalitywof' a 'Screw-driver, andthe head ofthe'bolt is l provided with a threaded socket 14 for the reception of aclamping bolt. 15 employed to wedge -a horizontally-arrangedclampinggutter-member 16 between the wlndowlight and the downwardly andforwardly pitched portion 5 of the upper riser of the inner or chairmember of `the setting, the said itched portion. and the gutter-membertoget er constituting means whereby the window-light may be clampedfirmly against the hook-end of the front member, and said gutter-memberis provided with a plurality of holes 17 throug which air may circulateor water drain from thegutter, the front member being also provided withholes 18 for the circulation of air and the escape of water which haspassed through drain holes 17 and owed down olf the inner member ontothe base portion 7 of the front member. From the above it will be seenthat the adjustment of the screw-bolt 15 results in increasing ordiminishingthe tension of the clamping or gutter-member on thewmdowlight.

19 indicates one ofthe side portions of the window casing and 2O the topportion thereof, 21 and 22 indicating side and top stops of the casing.

23 indicates a verticallyarranged L- shaped inner member or bar fittingagainst the inner face of portion 19 of the casing and the front edge ofthe stop 21, and said bar is preferably stiilened at its front edge bybeing bent inward to form a flange 24. At suitable points it is providedwith angle arms 25 and at other points with forwardly proectin arms 26.

2 indicates a front member corresponding in all respects to the frontmember 6, and arranged within the same are one or more stiieningbrackets 28 corresponding to bracket 9, each stiening bracket having itsarm 29, bolted as at 430 to the adjacent arm 25 of member 23.

31 indicates a preferably resilient clampingbar or member bearing at itsfrontI edge against the inner face of the window-light or glass andequipped at its opposite edges with an angle-ange 32 fitting against theinner front corner of stop 21 and the inner edge of the rear arm of bar23, and extending through said member 31 and screwed into the oppositearm 26 of member 23 is a screw-bolt 34, the adjustment of which resultsin applying more or less forward pressure of the window-light or glassso as to clamp the same firmly against the hook end of the front member,27.

The top or upper portion of the casing is identical with the sideportions and hence is not shown as described in detail, the ends of thebottom, top and side portions being preferably mitered together in anobvious manner as shown at 35 in Figs. 2 and 7.

In Fig. 10, a construction is ydisclosed which can be assembled moreeasily and quickly than the corresponding parts of Figs. 6 and 7, saidFig. 10 disclosing a bolt, 34a connecting parts 26 and 31, with its headengaging the former and its threaded end engagedby a thumb-nut 34", anut 34, carried by the bolt, engaging the opposite side of arm 26 toguard against inward movement of bar 23 when nut 34, is screwed home.

From the above description it will be apparent that we have produced awindowfront construction which embodies the features of advantageenumerated as desirable and which is susceptible of modification inminor. particulars without departing from the principle or scope orsacrificing any of the advantages of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent is 1. A window-front construction compris-.clamping members interposed between and engaging said surroundingmembers and the inner side of the window-light, and screw boltsextending through said clamping members and into said last-named means,to secure the clamping members in position.

2. A window-front construction comprising a window-light, stationarymembers surrounding the same, front members having hook-ends engagingthe window-light and base-portions engaging the first-named members,brackets within and en aging said front members at their hook ens andat'the junction of their body and base-portions and provided with armsengaging the firstnamed members, means securing said arms of thebrackets to the said first-named members, and clamping membersinterposed between the first-named members and the inner face of thewindow-light.

, 3. In a window front construction, a window-light, a stationary memberunderlying the same .and consisting of a treadporti'on, a riserdepending from the front .edge of the tread-portion and a riserprojecting upward from the rear edge of such tread-portion and embracinga downwardly and forwardly pitched portion, a front member bearingagainst the first-named riser and the front side of the window-light, abracket anchoring the front member to the stationary member and aclamping member wedged between the window-light and the with seid erm tohold the key tightly agaiilst pitched portion of the stationery memberto sei glass-demping member.7

clam the former against the front memberQ Iii testimony whereof we :ixour signal4. 11 a window structure, o smtioaiy tures, in the preenee of'two witnesses.

5 g ess supporting 'mme, an ouisi e -g aesdemping member, e key carriedb said ADS member and provided with an imwai' y pre A jeoting arm, a suportng sui'fece on said Witnesses: frame e einst Whic said arm imams,:mii an U., Homme,

10 adjusteb e device on said frame eopemtimg G. Y. THDRPE;

